Accident Claims – How much Compensation on a no win no fee case?The next question that clients ask is how much compensation will I receive? Compensation in no win no fee cases is made up primarily of two elements. The first compensates the injured for his pain and suffering. The second element for any expenses he may have incurred because of the accident, for example, prescription charges, travel expenses. In addition loss of earnings and potential loss of earnings can make up a significant proportion of his claim. Our solicitors and our staff are there to help you with these questions. Here at Accident compensation aid it is our mission to ensure you are not charged a penny, that your case concludes as quickly as possible and you get the maximum compensation. Solicitors will need to contact employers to obtain proof of loss of earnings to then submit a figure to the insurance company when making the no win no fee claim. Although your solicitor will have obtained your medical records from both your GP and the hospital and in some cases from a physiotherapist, it is still necessary for you to undertake a medical examination from an independent medical examiner. At the appointment the doctor will obtain information from you specifically with regards to the accident and any injuries or lasting effects you have sustained. The doctor will make an assessment based on the examination that take place and then submits a full and detailed report to your solicitor with his findings. From the report your solicitor using guidelines obtained from cases and from JSB Guidelines for the assessment of general damages in personal injury cases be able to quantify the level of damages. Once liability has been admitted you know that under your no win no fee agreement you will obtain compensation. For a whiplash injury this can be anything from £750 for a injury lasting a few weeks to £4250 for an injury which takes up to two years to recover. However these brackets can go much higher up to £22000 for moderate injury. Back injuries that classified as minor which include strains sprains disc prolapsed and where recover is made without surgery, recovery about five years £7500. With in 2 years £4500. Ankle injuries minor injuries where recovery is within a year the award is likely to exceed £2500. Examples of these figures are very severe brain damage up to £220000, moderate brain damage, £120000. Total blindness and deafness, in the region of £222000. Impotence is £80000. The level of award in this case will depend on age, physiological reaction and the effect on social and domestic life. Solicitors also use the Ogden tables to enable the simple calculation of full compensation for those victims who have suffered future loss as a result of wrongful injury. It is well established that such victims are entitled to full compensation. Insurers also have the obligation to make sure that clients are helped to recover as soon as possible. In 1999 the rehabilitation code was introduced. Its aim was to promote the use of rehabilitation and early intervention of the claims process so that an injured person can make the quickest and best social physiological and medical recovery. For example in a road traffic accident (RTA) a client sustained a whiplash injury. The client took three weeks off work however on returning to work which was office based, he continued to suffer with whiplash. In this example it would be a year before the symptoms would subside. However early intervention such as physiotherapy would result in only 6 months rather than 12 months worth of suffering. |
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